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  Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear
It seems like all the high-end dealers I have bought from or talked to think that Mcintosh is living on it's past reputation. The 2 stores that carry it locally are more mid-fi stores than high-end. I have a friend that swears by it but he hasn't listened to his Mcintosh in over 2 years. What do you think?
Taters  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-09-07
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09-12-07   Clash..mcintosh...truth path to paradise? you guys are smok ...   Dave_b

09-12-07   I wish.   Mrjstark

09-14-07   I have been on a long search for a solid state amp i could l ...   Dbarger

09-14-07   I wouldn't call your foray into solid state amps comprehensi ...   Dave_b

09-15-07   Mac gear won several editor's choice awards from the absolut ...   Bobschneider

09-15-07   I don't know any true audiophiles. my dad bought a mcintosh ...   Knownothing

09-15-07   09-10-07: dave_b nothing innovative about mac gear, nor is i ...   Dbarger

09-15-07   Dbarger, agree with you. don't understand how someone could ...   Onemug

09-15-07   Obviously mcintosh must be doing something right. they have ...   Theo

09-15-07   I presently own mac's mc501 and their c200 pre driving dunla ...   Audia

09-16-07   Lest some of you gentlemen forget, i owned the mc501's and c ...   Dave_b

09-16-07   Why people continue to "argue" with dave, one guy, ...   Brianmgrarcom

09-16-07   I take it all back..mac is absolutely the finest gear availa ...   Dave_b

09-16-07   Dave_b "anyone who has read stereophile for more than a ...   Audia

09-16-07   Audia, points well taken...but test data as an ultimate indi ...   Dave_b

09-17-07   To original poster.... never and always and sometimes but no ...   Veroman

09-17-07   After reading all the responces i guess audiophiles do liste ...   Taters

09-17-07   Mac makes a wonderful tube integrated taters, the ma2275; if ...   Brianmgrarcom

09-17-07   Taters;i have enjoyed reading this thread as well; please po ...   Rleff

09-17-07   I used to think it was stupid, fashion oriented, history-bou ...   Ihateusernames

09-18-07   not to pick on mac, but no. using output transformers, whi ...   Davemitchell

09-18-07: Dbarger
Davemitchell, the results do not support your conclusions. The results are incredible clarity.
Transformers are mixed blessings, of course, but the results speak for themselves. The dual differential truly balanced circuit is also fairly unique, although they are not the first on that one. McCormack does something similar I believe in their DNA 500.

Dbarger  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


09-18-07   "do true audiophiles own mcintosh gear?" first of ...   Joeylawn36111

09-19-07   without getting in to critiquing the "results", m ...   Davemitchell

09-20-07   For those of you in southern california, brooks berdan in mo ...   Eddiesudz

09-20-07   What difference does it make what audiophiles own when were ...   Mrtennis

09-20-07   Brooks carries mcintosh? i was in his shop 6 months ago and ...   Taters

09-20-07   I've seen output transformers that respond out to 130khz (-3 ...   Ihateusernames

09-21-07   this question is the philosophical equivalent to "do ...   Cwlondon

09-21-07   when did that happen? how is that even possible? - i thoug ...   Bobschneider

09-23-07   I don't know when they made the change. nor do i remember e ...   Ihateusernames

09-25-07   I use mny mac to luisten george thorougood with klipsh lasca ...   Mechans

09-25-07   Hi, fwiw, in the latest issue of stereophile's recommemded ...   Larry510

09-26-07   true race car drivers do not own bentleys.   Cwlondon

09-26-07   What about the bentley speed 8?   Dekay

09-26-07   No race car drivers own bentleys because the all the nba pla ...   Joeylawn36111

10-03-07   Another cool thing about is that they dont play the weekly u ...   Weiserb

10-03-07   I think the original question is insulting. who are we to ju ...   Rja

10-04-07   Rja, i agree with you 100%. cool username, btw.   Joeylawn36111

10-05-07   What is an audiophile anyway? many times i believe people bu ...   Splittie

10-07-07   I have owned mcintosh gear, a c-46, two mc-501 and an mcd-20 ...   Eljaro

10-08-07   What is a true audiophile ? the term is ubiquitous on audiog ...   Mrtennis

11-02-07   My 400xi/sacd standard into my res 2 speakers is far more na ...   Dave_b

11-02-07   My question is do true metal heads own mac gear.....?   Zamdrang

11-02-07   Absolutely zamdrang...the metalwork on the mc's are there be ...   Dave_b

11-02-07   Lol...:)   Zamdrang

11-02-07   Dave_b, why am i not surpised by you not understanding why p ...   Dbarger

11-03-07   Hey dbarger, i'm a vinyl guy as well...that's how i know wha ...   Dave_b

11-03-07   The term audiophile is not correlated with any audio compone ...   Mrtennis

11-03-07   Tennis anyone   Pehare

11-03-07   I dont think taters was asking for a definition of the term ...   Zamdrang

11-03-07   Tea and crumpets would be nice, thank you.   Dave_b

11-04-07   Tennis is boring, old school, and a dinosaur sport. basical ...   Audiofeil

11-04-07   Tennis actually requires more agility, concentration and end ...   Dave_b

11-04-07   Dave, i think you missed the underlying message.   Audiofeil

11-04-07   Audiophiles are not defined by the equipment they own. ther ...   Mrtennis

11-05-07   I am not an audiophile. i am a music-phile. who has the time ...   Splittie

11-09-07   Dave b, you need your ears cleaned out, maybe lay off the fu ...   Hifizgreat

11-09-07   Mr. splittie: from your description, i have indeed guessed ...   Rtilden

11-09-07   Hifizgreat, sorry friend but i just cleaned my ears and now ...   Dave_b

11-09-07   Fyi, my response to hifizgreat is predicated on the fact tha ...   Dave_b

12-13-11   I own mcintosh and i am an audiophile . it's the only brand ...   Vernneal

12-14-11   Really? that might be a stretch, there are other brands and ...   Chadnliz


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